His parents and the local community blamed police, sparking the Redfern riots.

An inquest cleared police of any role in his death, but rally organiser Ray Jackson says it is time for the case to be reopened.

"I'm disgusted - this is supposed to be a country that has justice for all," he said.

"After nine years we'd like the New South Wales Government to take some notice of what the people are saying.

"We have contacted the Attorney-General Greg Smith. We've asked him to accept the petition we have here today, numbering roughly 1,300 (signatures)."

Local Indigenous leader Jenny Munro says for too long her community has lived with "that fear of when someone's going to come knocking at your door and say, 'this is what happened to your child at the hands of the police'."

You have no doubt been hearing a lot about the Paris Agreement and know that it pertains to climate change, but are too embarrassed at this stage to ask for an overall explanation of what it's all about.